The association between intravenous fluid resuscitation and mortality in older emergency department patients with suspected infection
Abstract Objective Recent studies suggest that hypotension thresholds in current guidelines might be too low for older patients due to arterial stiffening, possibly leading to insufficient fluid resuscitation. We compared intravenous (IV) fluid volumes that older (≥ 70 years) and younger (< 70 ye...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-01-01
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Series: | International Journal of Emergency Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12245-018-0219-2 |